Early History
The Presque Isle Airport was constructed in 1930 by the Civilian Conservation Corps as a commercial airport located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the "business center." The initial field consisted of a 250-acre (1.0 km2) L-shaped grass field, measuring 4,775' × 2,914', with two grass runways measuring 1,700' east/west by 1,000' north/south. The field was also said to have a 100' × 80' hangar.
Presque Isle's commercial aviation began in 1933 with Boston & Maine Airways. In 1940, BMA changed their name to Northeast Airlines. Northeast Airlines, continued to operate from the airfield during the war, and was contracted to run regular air service from Presque Isle to a large number of destinations in Canada, most of which were weather stations.
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